Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-03-24
Correspondence Of the Beacon.)
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1887.

Messrs Editors.-It seems that Com
missioner Sparks, of the Land Office,
has at last got himselfin tight place
which may ultimately lead to his re.
signation. Practitioners before the
Bureau ever since his accession to the
office have been hoping that something
would turn up to. lead him into other
fields. The latest story that he wrote
to a personal friend in New York
State, saying that he would do all in
his power to defeat Cleveland's renom-
ination and to secure the nomination
OF Gov. Hill, seems to be very gener-
ally accepted about here as containing
a great deal of truth. 1t is true that
the Commissioner has denied any
foundation for the rumor, but still
people around the Capital, who seem
to know pretty well what is going on,
say that there is more fact than fiction
in the story. The Commissioner has
also set the pot to boiling in the
Treasury Department. He has charged
the Assistant Comptroller with the
authorship of certain official cores
pondence rejecting upon his action in
land claim, pending in his Office, in
which he says the assistant official was
interested, and publicly says that the
nsnuty Com rtrellar hos M RIGHT to
the position he holds and should be
removed at once. Mr.. Garrison, in
defense, publishes card, saying that
the Comptroller himself conducted the
correspondence. as the record shows.
Mr.. Sparks seems to possess the facul-
ty of quarreling with all his official
brothers, and you need not be surprised
any day to hear OF his resignation.
Ever since Congress adjourned the
air has been full OF rumors of official
misdoings, and ruptures Of good feeling
between Washington officials. In con-
nection with the resignation Of Com
missioner Of Patents Montgomery, he
was reported to have said, in an in
terview with newspaper man, that
Congressman and Senators bored the
life out Of him in soliciting appoint
ments for friends, and that they were
more importunats in soliciting APP
poiutments for women whom they had
never met before coming to Washing
ton than for any other class Of favor
seekers. Mr.. Montgomery has, how
ever, very emphatically denied ever
having entertained such q. thought,
much less giving utterance to such
scandal, and says further that his sole
reason for surrendering his honorable
Office is to engage in the practice Of
law again before his old practice is
completely scattered and lost. His
many friends here have hopes that he
will receive the nomination for Con.
gress when the time for making NOM
nations again rolls around.
Another rumor without foundation
was to the effect that Sergeant alarms
Canaday, of the Senate, was found to
be short in his accounts, and that he
was guilty Of borrowing money of all
his subordinates without returning it.
The truth is, Mr.. Canaday has nothing
to do with the disbursements of money,
as none passes through his hands, and
so has no accounts in which to "be
short" So far as the other part of
the rumor is concerned, the affable and
generous Sergeant-at-Arms is con-
stantly lending instead of borrowing
money, as be knows to his sorrow.
Secretary Endicott also denies that
there is any unpleasantness between
him and the President, or that he has
any intention Ofresigning. There has
been some slight disagreement between
himself and the newly appointed Sur
geOn General of the Army, General
Moore, about changes in the Office of
the Surgeon General, but even that is |
not Of serious nature, and under no |
circumstances would it effect the
cordial and friendly relations between
the Secrstaryand the President.
All these rumors have for their